This is the story of Ida Denison, wife of a powerful New York financier, and her struggles for happiness and strength in the old family brownstone amid parents, children and husbnd throughout a long, colorful life.
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This is the story of Ida Denison, wife of a powerful New York financier, and her struggles for happiness and strength in the old family brownstone amid parents, children and husbnd throughout a long, colorful life.
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Good in Fair jacket. Good in Fair dust jacket. Some tears & chips around edges, sm hole on spine. Book v sl canted, rear hinge shaken. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Unknown printing.
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Ex-library usual stamps and markings NO Dust Jacket Good condition but not perfect, Cover has minor nicks and tears, spine shows some creases from use. Ask Questions and request photos if your buying for the cover and not the content. Items are uploaded with their own individual photo, but when Multiple Items are for sale only one representative photo may be shown. Actual Photos are availible upon request.
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Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Jacket has light edgewear. Boards have minor shelfwear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.
Louis Auchincloss was a prolific writer. Oddly, his books break into either excellent or deadly. "Portrait in Brownstone" is a rare mix of both. The opening sequences are wonderful, but about midway through the book, sharp observation breaks down to cursory explanation. Don't be surprised if your interest starts to flag as well drawn characters become cliches and once interesting situations turn predictable. It's a shame, really; this could have been one of the author's best.